. Intimacy. These days passion is not something I feel comfortable talking about, much less blogging about. But in my heart, I know that I should, and I had this opportunity to open up for the #Collective Bias #TheMoodStrikes campaign, so I’ve decided to take the leap [insert horrible anxiety.] To be perfectly honest I’ve lost much of my drive, as well […]
On the Move: 14 Tips for Healing from Sexual Trauma
. Licensed Professional Counselor Kathy Morelli and I are over at Postpartum Progress today talking about past sexual trauma and how it can affect the stages of motherhood (pregnancy, birth & postpartum). She offers great advice on ways to help. I myself have experienced a date rape, and while that one time event is not ongoing sex […]
Mother Freakin’ Funny: Inspired by NickMom
. The other night around midnight I was attempting to sleep … I say attempting because at the time there was a foot in my face … and no, that’s not a sexual reference. So anyway, a small person–Ellie–was scared, or whatever wakes her up eleventy-billion times a night, and she just HAD to come into our […]
Fight! Win!
A friend was just telling me that she and her husband received the nicest compliment. They were out at a coffee shop on the way to run errands while their kids were at the grandparents. A man somewhat older approached them and said “Are you two just starting to date?” “No,” they said. “We’ve been […]
6 Tips To Feel Pulled Together Sexy
. I’m wouldn’t call myself a fashionista. I’m just your average Seattle-area mom of two goofballs. A wife. A writer. A mental health advocate. But I’m also a woman. An almost-40-year-old who wants to feel good about herself. To feel stylish, even in my jeans. To feel confident, even when I’m just driving the kids to […]
Marketing Sexy to Girls
Have you guys seen this Change.org petition asking Victoria’s Secret to Pull “Pretty Young Things” line from VS shelves? Its gotten a ton of recent media attention, and a friend of mine Diana is the mom of 4 who started it. She was even on CNN last week, which is amazing. The power of social media […]
“Slactivism” or Advocacy #MarriageEquality
Marriage equality activists are protesting outside the Supreme Court today, as the nation’s highest court begins two days of hearings about two same-sex marriage laws. And on Facebook and other social media, “demonstrations” are also taking place as marriage equality supporters are sharing and changing profile pictures to a red version of the Human Rights Campaign’s logo. […]
Healing the Shame of Date Rape
Just a quick note to let y’all know that in a crazy wonderful kismet sort of way, a post I wrote and submitted a while back was just published on the kick ass group blog Band Back Together. (I happened to be wearing my “With the Band” T-shirt at BlogHer as I learned the post […]
Over 10 Years for Our Big Fat Positive!
Today I’m so pleased to kick off a 3-part series about Jill’s own longtime struggle with secondary infertility and the miracle premature birth of her daughter Lilly. GUEST POST By: Jill Ackfeld, Preemie Mom & Owner of LillyBelle’s Closet I can’t believe it’s already been 13 years since my husband and I naively decided it was […]
First Time
I was nervous. What in the world would it feel like? Would it be different? Would it be different for him? Our lives had changed dramatically. Our love had changed in so many ways. Now we were three. A little human lay between us each night physically separating us. The hormones suppressed my desire. The […]
When should we share our “scars” with our children?
. I was recently reading a post on a fascinating blog I discovered via Twitter called Raising My Boychick. The topic was How to Explain Self Injury Scars to your Child if and when the child started asking questions. This intrigued me for many reasons, but most notably because I think most of us carry […]
The Mom Switch: Mom to “Sex Cat”
GUEST POST: By Marissa Turner, Mom & Host of Louisiana’s “The Outdoor Kitchen Show” Hi, my name is Marissa and I’m a mom and a wife. Notice that “wife” came second — somehow, for most of us, it always does. So, along with all the wonderful submissions about being a mother on this site, let […]